Corangamite Australian House of Representatives Division |
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![]() Division of Corangamite in Victoria, as of the 2016 federal election.
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Created | 1901 |
MP | Sarah Henderson |
Party | Liberal |
Namesake | Lake Corangamite |
Electors | 110,297 (2016) |
Area | 7,625 km2 (2,944.0 sq mi) |
Demographic | Provincial |
The Division of Corangamite is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Lake Corangamite.
The division is located in the Western district of Victoria covering 7,624 square kilometres (2,944 sq mi). It is a mixed electorate, including the growing surf coast area, the southern suburbs of Geelong as well as rural areas to the west. Starting at Queenscliff in the north, the electorate runs down the surf coast to include Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Barwon Heads, Belmont, Grovedale, Highton, Lorne, Ocean Grove and Torquay. The electorate includes the rural centre of Colac, as well as all the suburbs of Geelong south of the Barwon River.
The current Member for Corangamite, since the 2013 federal election, is Sarah Henderson, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia.